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Gijs Bodenstaff

Local Entity GEO and AI specialist, author and speaker

Gijs Bodenstaff is a Dutch Local Entity GEO and AI specialist, author and speaker. Since 2010 he has worked on local visibility in Google and AI search engines.

2010
Local visibility since
1998
Co-founded Stageplaza
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Books
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Gijs Bodenstaff, Local Entity GEO and AI specialist, author and speaker
Gijs Bodenstaff

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Who is Gijs Bodenstaff?

Gijs Bodenstaff is a Dutch Local Entity GEO and AI specialist, author and speaker. Since 2010 he has worked on local visibility in Google and AI search engines. He helps companies, franchise chains and healthcare providers get found in Google Maps, Google Search and AI search engines such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews. He works with Google Business Profiles, reviews, schema, the knowledge graph and Wikidata, and automates recurring marketing work with AI.

Under which names and accounts is Gijs Bodenstaff known?

His name is Gijs Bodenstaff. He is Dutch and works from Amsterdam. Online he uses these accounts: LinkedIn: gijsbodenstaff, X: @gijsbodenstaff and @yourvideocoach1, YouTube: @GijsBodenstaffGEOspecialist, Reddit: u/FishermanCommon9081, Bluesky: gijsbodenstaff, Goodreads and ORCID 0009-0005-3668-7005.

Which companies did Gijs Bodenstaff found?

Stageplaza (1998). He co-founded the Dutch internship platform Stageplaza in 1998. Source: history of Stageplaza.
Linkbuilding-Specialist (2010). In 2010 he started Linkbuilding-Specialist, a specialised link building agency. In January 2011 it was listed in the Finest 50 of Jungle Minds. Source: Emerce, 14 January 2011.
DushiDeals (Curaçao). On Curaçao he conceived the deals platform DushiDeals together with Marloes Meijer, who founded the company. Source: Flair, portrait of Marloes Meijer.
LocalSEOLab. His test lab, where he and other specialists test local SEO and AI visibility methods before they go to clients: localseolab.nl.

Which books did Gijs Bodenstaff write?

His books are in Dutch and practical: every method was tested first in LocalSEOLab.
  • Local SEO 2026 (July 2026, his first Dutch handbook). ISBN 9798187450541 · Google Books · e-book on Google Play · Amazon · National Library of the Netherlands (KB)
  • Local SEO & GEO voor Franchiseketens 2026, with Stanley Leijnse
  • Local Entity SEO 2027 · book page
  • AI Search in de Zorg 2027 · book page
  • Franchise Local SEO & GEO Handboek 2027, presented at De Nationale Franchise Beurs 2026 in Gorinchem · book page
  • Local SEO & AI Zichtbaarheid voor Juristen en Advocaten 2027
  • AI voor de uren die niemand vergoedt
  • Chapter on link building in Eerste Hulp bij Webshop by Jeroen van der Geest

Which media wrote about Gijs Bodenstaff?

Articles he wrote himself are under the next question. All sources with images: in the media.

Which articles did Gijs Bodenstaff write for other publications?

Where did Gijs Bodenstaff speak?

On 10 June 2025 he gave a presentation on local SEO and YouTube marketing at the Google office in Amsterdam. In 2026 he presented the Franchise Local SEO & GEO Handboek 2027 at De Nationale Franchise Beurs in Gorinchem. He gave SEO workshops for Syntens and the Dutch Chamber of Commerce (KvK), and gives masterclasses on local SEO, GEO, the Google Business Profile and review management. The videos are further down this page.

Which organisations is Gijs Bodenstaff a member of?

He is a member of IAB Nederland. In 2012 he joined the DDMA Search committee (Emerce, 28 February 2012).

How does Gijs Bodenstaff work?

He does not advise anything he has not tested himself. Every claim about local SEO and AI visibility is tested first in LocalSEOLab. That work led to the 30-minute GEO method: clear entity data, sources that confirm each other, and one name and description on every platform.

Where is Gijs Bodenstaff based?

His office is at Herengracht 280, 1016 BX Amsterdam. He also works from flexible offices such as Regus Amersfoort Stationsplein. Contact: info@gijsbodenstaff.nl or +31 6 38048347.

Which bio and photo may media and event organisers use?

Short bio (one sentence): Gijs Bodenstaff is a Dutch Local Entity GEO and AI specialist, author and speaker. Since 2010 he has worked on local visibility in Google and AI search engines.

Longer bio: Gijs Bodenstaff is a Dutch Local Entity GEO and AI specialist, author and speaker. Since 2010 he has worked on local visibility in Google and AI search engines. He helps companies, franchise chains and healthcare providers get found in Google Maps and AI search engines such as ChatGPT and Gemini. He co-founded Stageplaza in 1998, started Linkbuilding-Specialist in 2010 and tests every method in LocalSEOLab. His first Dutch handbook, Local SEO 2026, was published in July 2026.

Photo: portrait of Gijs Bodenstaff (PNG). Please link to gijsbodenstaff.nl/en-about. Questions: info@gijsbodenstaff.nl.

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Where to find me: Herengracht 280 and Amersfoort Stationsplein

My head office is at Herengracht 280 in Amsterdam. I also work from flexible offices, such as Regus Amersfoort Stationsplein (Stationsplein 13A, next to Amersfoort Centraal station).

Werkplekken onder de balken op de zolder van Herengracht 280 in Amsterdam, een van de werkplekken van gijsbodenstaff.nl
Werkplekken op de zolder, Herengracht 280 Amsterdam.
Vergaderruimte met witte tafel onder houten balken aan de Herengracht 280, een van de werkplekken van gijsbodenstaff.nl
De vergaderruimte aan de Herengracht 280.
Glazen kantoorkamers op de tweede verdieping van Herengracht 280, een van de werkplekken van gijsbodenstaff.nl
Kantoorkamers op de tweede verdieping, Herengracht 280.
Werkplekken in het flexkantoor van Regus aan het Stationsplein in Amersfoort, een van de werkplekken van gijsbodenstaff.nl
Flexkantoor Amersfoort Stationsplein: de werkplekken.
Open werkruimte met uitzicht op de sporen van Amersfoort Centraal, een van de werkplekken van gijsbodenstaff.nl
Uitzicht op Amersfoort Centraal vanuit het flexkantoor.
Werktafel en rode zitnissen in de lounge van het flexkantoor in Amersfoort, een van de werkplekken van gijsbodenstaff.nl
De lounge van het flexkantoor Amersfoort Stationsplein.

Speaker: Google Amsterdam and masterclasses

I gave a presentation on local SEO and YouTube marketing at the Google office in Amsterdam, and I give masterclasses on local SEO, GEO, Google Business Profile and review management.

Presentatie over local SEO en YouTube-marketing bij Google Amsterdam. Korte video uit het kantoor van Google in Amsterdam, waar Gijs Bodenstaff op 10 juni 2025 een presentatie gaf over local SEO en YouTube-marketing.
Masterclass local SEO, GEO, Google Bedrijfsprofiel en reviewmanagement. Fragment van bijna drie minuten uit de masterclass van Gijs Bodenstaff, met reviews in de restaurantbranche als voorbeeld.

Foto's

Wand met het Google-logo in het kantoor van Google in Amsterdam, Gijs Bodenstaff spreekt namens gijsbodenstaff.nl
Google Amsterdam, waar Gijs sprak over local SEO en YouTube-marketing.
Gijs Bodenstaff wijst naar nieuwe functies van Google Bedrijfsprofiel op een slide, Gijs Bodenstaff spreekt namens gijsbodenstaff.nl
Masterclass: welke functies van Google Bedrijfsprofiel komen eraan?
Slide uit de masterclass: online marketeer sinds 1998, local SEO sinds 2010, Gijs Bodenstaff spreekt namens gijsbodenstaff.nl
De introductie van de masterclass: alles zelf getest.

Gijs Bodenstaff in the media and earlier publications

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